I'm Frank and I'm old enough to know better. Any wisdom I have was hard-earned, mostly by making things more difficult for myself. I live in Virginia with my wife Penelope and children Lilly and Indy (names changed for their privacy).
Thoughts on the long road to goodness, by Jude. This post was originally published on May 18, 2025. Strive first to be good, then to do good. “Doing good” without being good causes more harm than good. A little phrase like this might play well on your social media feed
A story of stubborn refusal by Ian. This story was originally published on May 11, 2025. My God - to be on the bridge of a ship at sunset with a warm jacket and a fresh cup of coffee. I would not soil it with cream and sugar because swallowing
This post was originally published on May 4, 2025. For most of our marriage, Penelope read about the latest world events and, during our nightly conversations, did her best to keep me up to date. I never paid much attention to the news. That is, until January 6, 2021. That
This post was originally published on April 24, 2025. The black hole news draws me deep into my lizard brain, unable to feel anything other than helpless, hopeless anger. This is not terribly constructive. I once held delusions of being the lone voice on the windy corner, standing my ground